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  • 41MARITIME LAW — The Talmud discusses many laws concerning shipping, and sea and river journeys – such as the sale of ships, instances of shipwreck salvage and rescue, rules of passage at sea, lading and charter agreements, and also various details of the laws of …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 42biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 43USS Constitution — For similarly named ships, principles of government, and other uses, see Constitution (disambiguation). Constitution on her 213th birt …

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  • 44Maersk Dubai incident — The Maersk Dubai incident took place aboard the Taiwanese flagged 1,984 TEU container ship Maersk Dubai, which was on a long term time charter to the A.P. Moller Maersk Group in 1996. The vessel was owned, officered and crewed by the Yang Ming… …

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  • 45Hannibal (ship) — The Hannibal, an English slaver of 1693, was 450 tons and mounted thirty six guns, which it was frequently forced to use; seven hundred people could be forced into its hold at one time. Many slavers rigged shelves in the middle called a slave… …

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  • 46jet´ti|son|a|ble — jet|ti|son «JEHT uh suhn, zuhn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to throw (goods) overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress. 2. Figurative. to throw away; discard. –n. 1. the act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in… …

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  • 47jet|ti|son — «JEHT uh suhn, zuhn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to throw (goods) overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress. 2. Figurative. to throw away; discard. –n. 1. the act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress. 2. the… …

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  • 48Neath and Tennant Canal — The exit from Clun Isaf lock, restored in 2007 Original owner Neath Canal Nav Co, Port Tennant Nav Co Principal engineer …

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  • 49Elkridge Furnace — The site of the Elkridge Furnace and forge (located in the US state of Maryland), known today as Avalon, was a tract of land patented as Taylor’s Forest purchased in 1761 by Caleb Dorsey, an ironmaster. The land was located on the Patapsco river… …

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  • 50chum — I. noun Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from chamber fellow roommate Date: 1684 a close friend ; pal • chumship noun II. intransitive verb (chummed; chumming) Date: 1730 …

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